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In The News • October 2, 2024

Tennis Injuries Keep Coming As PTPA Publishes Player Welfare Report

Everybody hurts. The Grand Slams may be over for 2024, but the ATP and WTA tours roll on remorselessly. Carlos Alcaraz recently remarked that the schedule is “going to kill us in some way.” World No. 1 Iga Swiatek added “it won’t end well.” The evidence is mounting that tennis stars are struggling to cope with the demands of the day job. The grind of the tour will ultimately impact the quality of the product if players literally can’t stand up to it.

In The News • September 4, 2024

Upsets, Late Nights Put Focus on Player Fatigue at U.S. Open

Shock upsets, marathon encounters and late nights are nothing new at the U.S. Open, but a handful of notable matches at the year’s final Grand Slam have put the sport and its packed season schedule under greater scrutiny.

In The News • Winners Alliance • August 24, 2024

Fanatics Releasing First Set of Tennis Player Cards

Fanatics, via its subsidiary Topps, will today release 2024 Topps Chrome Tennis, the first set of annual tennis player trading cards it agreed to produce through a group licensing deal with Winners Alliance, the for-profit arm of the PTPA, last March.

General • May 24, 2024

Player Social Marketability Index: PTPA x Zoomph Report

As part of the PTPA’s strategic partnership with digital intelligence platform Zoomph, the organizations are collaborating on a series of reports analyzing the impact and value of players’ social media presence. The third…

In The News • May 17, 2024

PTPA joins World Players Association

The World Players Association, a global advocacy group for professional athlete unions and players associations, has accepted the Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA) as a member organization following an application process that included a review by the World Players Executive Committee and staff.

General • Thought Leadership • May 2, 2024

Honoring AAPI Heritage Month | Interview with Sabrina Santamaria

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, a month dedicated to recognizing and celebrating the impact and achievements that Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islander Americans have […]

General • Leadership Team • Thought Leadership • April 4, 2024

PTPA Leaders Talk Athlete Well-Being at RacquetX Conference 

This March, the PTPA team partook in the first annual RacquetX festival in Miami, helping lead two panel discussions around athlete well-being and off-court opportunities. PTPA Executive Vice President of […]